A Book Review of Andrew Solomon’s The Noonday Demon, Part 2
Megan Wildhood returns to Andrew Solomon’s book on depression, with a conversation partner.
A Victory for Equality in India Offers Lessons for the Rest of the World
Maxim Anmeghichean discusses the recent decriminalization of homosexuality in the world’s largest democracy.
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
Fear of ostracism has left borrowers alienated and trapped in a lending system that is engulfing them in debt bondage. Daniela Senderowicz writes.
Coca-Cola’s Corporate Greed is Leaving Mexicans Thirsty
How Coca-Cola makes water inaccessible so that local residents have to drink soda. Lydia Blum reports.
For Many College Students, Hunger Can “Make It Hard To Focus In Class”
For many college students, hunger is a very real problem. Michelle Andrews writes.
Do More Cyclists Mean a Happier City? Yes and No
Bicycle transit may be a sign of a happier, healthier city. Dario Hidalgo reports from Bogota.
Human Extinction by 2026? A Last Ditch Strategy to Fight for Human Survival
Robert Burrowes considers how not to kill ourselves off in the next ten years.
I Stopped Playing the “Strong Black Woman”
We expect black women to normalize chaos and suffer quietly as a show of “strength”– why? Shawn Ricks proposes another way.
Could College Textbooks Soon Get Cheaper?
Technology — and a lesson from the Middle Ages — may help reduce the price of college textbooks. Jenny Adams and Michael Ash report.
Academic Publishing is Broken
Our favorite paleontologist, Jon Tennant, offers a way to fix the antiquated system of scholarly publishing.

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